FILE - Recording artist Kid Rock smiles during a news conference on Belle Isle in Detroit, in this June 2, 2011 file photo. Kid Rock has added a second hometown concert at Detroit's baseball park this summer. The hit-making rocker on Thursday June 9, 2011 announced plans for the Aug. 13 show at Comerica Park with opening act Sammy Hagar and the Wabos. He earlier had announced plans for an Aug. 12 show with the same opening act. Tickets for both shows go on sale Saturday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Detroit musician Kid Rock has literally come under fire for smoking a cigar at the Travis Tritt concert on Friday evening at the Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren.

Although the musician apologized for his actions, many are still witnessing smoking in bars and restaurants even after the ban on smoking in establishments throughout the state took effect over a year and a half ago.

Followers of The Oakland Press' Facebook page have voiced their differing opinions on smoking in bars and restaurants after the 2010 act went into place.

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Yvone Concepcion Whiteley thinks initial action must be taken when she sees someone smoking in a bar or restaurant.

"I would ask the manager to have the patron stop smoking," said Whiteley. "If nothing is done, I would leave the establishment, notify authorities and never return."

Becky Bauch says that smoking is part of the bar experience.

"Bars go hand and hand with smoking, so do bingo halls," said Bauch. "I can see if your at Wendys or someplace like that but come on now."

MaryAnn Page says medical issues have prompted her to complain when she witnesses someone smoking in a bar.

"I complained several times at a bar that still allows smoking as I have asthma and medically cannot handle it," said Page. "I just wish smokers would understand it is not about being against their right to smoke, but about being for others right to breathe."

Kyle Lynn Dykman feels it should be up to the establishment's owner, not the government, to decide whether smoking should allowed in their establishment.

"I feel the owner of a business should be the one who decides if he/she wants smoking in their establishment," said Dykman. "This should not be a government decision."

Ron Dwyer says it's a mixed bag business-wise when it comes to allowing or not allowing smoking in certain establishments.

"In some areas business has increased because of the non-smoking and in other parts of town business has decreased putting those bars and restaurants out," said Dwyer. "If an establishment sees an increase do to non-smoking he will keep it that way."

Bill Murray says that even after the 2010 act went into effect health departments do not follow-up on complaints.

"The Oakland County Health Department ignores complaints," said Murray. "A friend of mine filed a complaint about his employer because they allowed two maintenance workers to smoke inside. He told me just a few weeks back that nothing has been done about it."

Brian Kitchin also feels the state shouldn't interfere with businesses private decisions.

"Well I guess I would just assume someone was exercising their right to enjoy a legal product in a privately owned business," said Kitchin. "I'm not a smoker myself but less a fan of nanny government and depleted genepools."